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在

在 zài

ㄗㄞˋ
VPrepAdvHSK 1TOCFL Novice 2core 10k
1to exist; to be alive
2(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
3(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Characters

Example

shū书zài在zhuō zi桌子shàng上。
书在桌子上。
The book is on the table.

Often confused with

See also: words & characters pronounced zài